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This is not a playtest review. Judge Dredd is a 2000AD comics character brought to the roleplaying genre by Mongoose Publishing. This is the rulebook that allows you to play in the world of Judge Dredd, mainly in the 22nd-century metropolis of Mega-City One on the American eastern seaboard...

Hi Tsyr Slaine isn't specifically designed to be used with other non-spellcasting D&D classes, but I can't see any major problem with it - except that the D&D classes would also get some spellcasting ability with Earth Power, ramping their power up a bit. Would need playtesting to see if things...

This is not strictly a playtest review, though I did play in a demo game at GenCon UK, run by the author Ian Sturrock. Which was nice. Slaine: The Roleplaying Game Of Celtic Heroes, is a campaign setting and rulebook based on the world of the 2000AD comic, Slaine, now owned by Rebellion...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. All The King's Men is an adventure from MonkeyGod Enterprises for characters of 7th-9th level. At $11.95 for 48 pages, this adventure is fairly expensive for its size and type compared to other products, in terms of...

Hi drnuncheon Thanks for your comment. Hmmm, re-reading my review, the comments don't really match the score I gave it, do they? And to be honest, I was really wavering between the two last night when I posted it (and still am). Its a difficult adventure to judge since there is so much NPC...

Hi OliveTheReal I'm not a great fan of new classes either, unless there's a real purpose and differentiator about them (the shaman was one, still not convinced about the witch). However, in Occult Lore: 1. The Herbalism (or Profession (Herbalist)) skill is usable on its own and is a class...

Edit: Score revised from 3 to 4 (see below for comments) Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Jade Magi Sewer Crawl is an adventure from MonkeyGod Enterprises for characters of 4th-6th level. At $14.95 for 72 pages, this is fairly good value in terms of...

This is not a playtest review. The Quintessential Witch is the eighth in Mongoose's class books, this one being a 'new' class developed from the witch example put forward in the 'Modifying Character Classes section in Core Rulebook II (p.26). Its $19.95 for a 128-page book, fairly average...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Bodies And Souls is a .pdf accessory giving 20 creature templates influenced by the concept of possession. Coming in at $5, this is fairly standard for most .pdf's and the good use of pop-up boxes and bookmarks...

Hi Radferth Thanks for the question. The whole issue wouold need proper playtesting to do a fair comparison, but here are the basic differences: Gamba vs Fighters: Same BAB and saves, and weapon specialization. d12 Hit Die, 4 class skills per level. Reduced number of bonus feats (every 3rd...

This is not a playtest review. Nyambe is Atlas Games' take on an African-influenced campaign setting. Nyambe is a 256-page hardcover book, and at $37.95 this is fairly standard pricing for its size and type. The first chapter is done in full colour, in a similar style to the Dragonstar...

Hi Voadam It _is_ a separate skill, which I'm normally not keen on, but the bottom few lines read: "Skill Option: Instead of using Herbalism as a separate, distinct skill, you may want to simply use existing skills like Knowledge (Plants) or Profession (Herbalist), but using the system...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Occult Lore is a sourcebook offering ten new magical traditions with accompanying rules to introduce this type of magic into your campaign. At $29.95 for 240 pages, this volume is pretty good value for money compared...

This is not a playtest review. Blight Magic is an accessory from Mystic Eye Games detailing the use of an evil form of magic that drains energy from the land to fuel spellcasting. Its $11.95 for 56 pages, which is fairly average for this size and type of book. Use of space is fairly good, with...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Urban Blight is the first in Mystic Eye Games' Foul Locales series containing plug-in locations. This one details 19 urban locations. Urban Blight is a 128-page softcover book, coming in at $16.95, comparatively good...

This is not a playtest review. Bestiary Of Loerem is a collection of creatures for Sovereign Press' Sovereign Stone campaign setting. Bestiary Of Loerem is a 224-page hardback book coming in at $29.95, fairly good value for a book of this type and size. Font size and margins are fairly good...

This is not a playtest review. Hammer and Helm is the first in Green Ronin's Races of Renown series. It is also the first OGL Interlink product, an excellent co-operative enterprise between Green Ronin and Paradigm Concepts to help reduce the number of 'race' books released on the market and...

This is not a playtest review. Heroes of High Favor: Dwarves (HOHF:D), is Badaxe Games' first in a series of books exploring the core races. The book itself is actually a slightly-larger-than-A5 booklet (actually 9 inches by 6 inches). Because of its unusual size its hard to compare with other...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Van Richten's Arsenal Volume 1 is a Ravenloft campaign setting supplement covering alchemy, new spells, magical items and equipment to battle the forces of darkness. (Note to Brits: No, Van Richten is not the new...

Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Tower Chaos is the third in Robert J. Kuntz's Maze of Zayene series. It is an adventure designed for 4 to 6 characters of 9th to 12th level characters. It is published by Necromancer Games ("Third Edition Rules, First...